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Old 12th Mar 2006, 19:23
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modelman
 
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Spectacles and flying

I guess there may have been threads on this before but here goes.
I wear specs full time for distance correction but need to remove them for reading as my close vision is fine.At my last eye test,the opt said I was on the verge of needing varifocals.This point was brought sharply into focus (scuse the pun) now my PPL training has moved on the the use of maps/airfield configs whilst flying.Raising and lowering my specs whilst flying doesn't seem too clever (could risk dropping them-specs cord would help this of course.) I can just about focus on a chart at arms length but some of the smaller detail can still be hard to read.
I am sure I have heard opinions that varis are not recommended for flying but what' the answer?
Hope there are some out there with a similar situation/solution.
Thanks
Modelman
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